MooreHurst wrote:Hinds Head - Bray for a Sunday roastThey class it has a pub but it isn't, its a restaurant.

It has a Michelin star and is one of Heston's places in Bray, so you expect it to be top notch. Can't fault it at all, went for 3 courses. Starter - Pea & Ham Soup, with scotch egg, absolute perfect.Main - Roast Dinner, Angus beer, potatoes, red cabbage, Yorkshire, veg. Everything was nailed on perfect.Dessert - Cross between a bread and butter pudding and crumble, it nailed two traditional Sunday roast desserts in one. Top notch. Had a nice bottle of Rioja (£44), I had a stout and a after dinner cocktail (Rum Old fashioned), Mrs had two cocktails. Total bill £198 including service charge.

Thought it was a superb really, they have a nice upstairs seating area, the hunting room, to enjoy a drink, service is good while not being formal and all over the top. The one thing I think would have been good is to have a proper bar, with Ales on. Everything is bottled. But as I say its a pub turned into a restaurant now. But you can enjoy a nice pint down the road in the Crown.So 9/10

The wife and I went a few months ago on menu change day. Safe to say we won't ever be going back there again. We are still at a loss how they managed to serve canon of lamb grey instead of pink. The only edible course was the crab on toast............and I could have done that myself. There were a lot of people complaining during out visit and the only happy people were the once who went off menu.

We have had far better food at The Pony & Trap (Josh Eggleton) in Chew Magna and the Hand and Flowers (Tom Kerridge) in Marlow.

New 'Asian Fusion' restaurant next door to Turtle Bay for those that know the area. It's a chain so I am always a little apprehensive (living in Victoria Park must've rubbed off on me, bloody hippies).

Anyway, went there Friday evening and my expectations were met. The bar area felt like it hadnt been finished and we had to wait 20 mins for our table because it was busy in there, being 8pm. Waited a good 15 minutes for our drinks and the little table waiting buzzer went off before we even received them. I was hungover from the night before but putting a brave face on for the mrs because I didnt want to get those rolled eyes and "our one night out and you're hungover and grumpy" lecture, so I put up with it but inside I was not happy. Here we go I thought.

Now into the restaurant and how it all changed for the better...We sat down and the lady that served us was very helpful, a nice little Asian lady who talked us through each dish and helped the Mrs out as she's a veggie (I know, I know). We shared starters; veggie spring rolls and caramelised aubergine. Her choice. Both were unbelievably good. I was shocked at how much I enjoyed them. Prawn crackers were also exceptional. Fresh and crunchy (I always think you can tell how good your Thai/Chinese meal is going to be from the quality of the prawn crackers at the start, likewise with Poppadoms in an Indian).

For my main I had the house special Laksa. Wasnt sure which meat to go with so the waitress suggested I go for all the meats. Great idea love. In hindsight it was probably overkill but in the moment and all that. Now this was spectacular, fresh, full of flavour and a very healthy portion. When I was in Chiang Mai I had a dish called Khao Soi at a little roadside stall cooked up by a little old Thai lady in a large vat attached to her scooter and have been searching for somewhere in London that makes something similar which I hadn't been able to until now, but this is the closest thing to it. Well impressed.

I take it all back about chains, this one does it well. Improve the service and initial ambience and you've got yourself a top restaurant here. Starter each, main each, prawn crackers at the start one beer and a couple of soft drinks for a bulls-eye, can't grumble with that. We both felt very well fed after.

8/10

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Denzil wrote:Off to Temper tomorrow. It's completely split down the middle at work with some giving it a 9 and others a 5. Keen to try it myself. Anyone been on here and have any recommendations?

Been twice and loved it both times. Great atmosphere and the food is done really well, a little bit toppy compared to other places but I think its worth it. Beef dripping tacos and the goat were right up my street but I didn't have a bad dish there.

SuperStar BBQ - 4 Central St Giles Piazza, LondonDon't be put off by the name, it is actually really good. I have never been to a Korean BBQ before, it is a real fun experience. The food comes to your table raw and you cook it yourself as you go.There were 4 of us and we really went for it with the food, we ordered just nearly every meat on the menu and had a few sides etc too. Plenty of food and we each had a couple of beers each and it came to £120 for the four of us.